{"id":636859,"date":"2025-12-29T04:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T04:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/636859\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T04:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T04:44:19","slug":"bernie-kosars-liver-donor-honored-before-browns-final-home-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/636859\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Kosar\u2019s liver donor honored before Browns final home game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Cleveland Browns recognized a family who helped give a Legendary Browns quarterback a second chance at life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Browns wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clevelandbrowns\/posts\/pfbid0xHfNJgryBCS6cbY8sF8cZmv36L6W9kuxnntrya3FBKvXfNAWLAKpsbnCYFu5YYR5l\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">social media post<\/a> that Kimberly Dunlap Kane delivered the final guitar smash of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She is the mother of Bryce Dunlap, who passed away in November, and donated his liver to Browns legend Bernie Kosar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TRENDING STORIES:<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As previously reported by News Center 7, Bernie Kosar was diagnosed with liver failure and Parkinson\u2019s Disease in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kosar thanked Dunlap\u2019s family on his Facebook page and called the transplant \u201ca great gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Browns beat their division-rival Steelers, 16-9.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo contributed by Cleveland Browns (via Facebook)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95974a574626aa03dbd2466438ce91b3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo contributed by Cleveland Browns (via Facebook)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo contributed by Cleveland Browns (via Facebook)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/e7c0d423ec73e539d61c290a823590c4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo contributed by Cleveland Browns (via 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